Rare color photos from the Great Depression were compiled by the Farm Services Administration from 1939 and 1944. [...]
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From the Democrat & Chronicle, a behind-the-scenes look at how George Eastman House (in Rochester, NY) is doing all it can to preserve film treasures. [...] The Chicago Tribune is slowly digitizing all of their original photographs (all well and good) and then selling off all the prints, via http://tribunephotos.com. [...] It’s hard to argue with what one man is doing to preserve a unique collection. [...] Filmmaker Laurie Hill has made a spectacular short film about absurd requests received by the Getty Hulton Archive. [...] It’s a little late for Banned Books Week 2009, but I’m passing this along from The Book Bench: The photographer, a German, was inspired to create this sign by America’s Banned Books Week, which he calls a “great celebration.” The photo is accompanied by the immortal words of Ben Franklin: “Whoever would overthrow [...] By way of The New Yorker’s The Book Bench, a book vending machine in Seattle, Washington: Uploaded on September 8, 2008 by bckspcr Yeah, so they’re not likely to catch on, what with ereaders and such making more sense for your instant reading needs. But… it’s pretty cool, isn’t [...] |
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